Turkish GP: Williams race notes

The AT&T Williams team had a points-scoring finish to the Turkish GP in Istanbul today,
with Nico Rosberg proving highly competitive in the tightly contested rivalry between
BMW, Renault & Williams by finishing in 7th place and advancing his ...

The AT&T Williams team had a points-scoring finish to the Turkish GP in Istanbul today,
with Nico Rosberg proving highly competitive in the tightly contested rivalry between
BMW, Renault & Williams by finishing in 7th place and advancing his position in the
Driver's World Championship by two places. Strong racing and intelligent strategy saw
Rosberg leapfrog the BMW of Kubica in his second pit stop.

Alex Wurz climbed three
positions from his grid slot with a solid run, but starting in P14 meant that he had little
opportunity to promote his cause beyond his eventual finishing position of 11th.

Nico Rosberg:

"Before this weekend started, I didn't expect that we would finish the race in 7th, so I am
very pleased - it was a great race. I am also very happy to have beaten Kubica in the
BMW - I didn't expect him to pit before us and we beat him fair and square."

"Towards the
end of the race it became more difficult, but the car handled pretty well and the tyre
graining was there for a shorter time than I anticipated, so I could continue to push hard.
It was great to win two points for both Championships and now I am looking forward to
Monza, hoping that we can add to our points tally."

Alex Wurz:

"My start was good and I felt comfortable on my first set of tyres which allowed me to
attack. After the first stop, however, it was really close because a lot of people who were
on a one-stop strategy went past me and that obviously cost me a bit of time. Ninth may
have been possible and so I was pushing from first to last lap, heat is never an issue for
me, even if mentally it was a bit tough today. But my nature is always to push!
Congratulations to Nico who really had a fantastic drive."

Sam Michael, Technical Director:

"Nico had a good drive today and did everything right. He also had a good strategy which
earned him a place, so we have gained a couple more useful points. Alex did the best
job he could from his starting position on the grid and it was also good to have no
problems on either car."